Rapid7 hires former Black Hat General Manager Trey Ford

BOSTON

BOSTON Jan 27 (Reuters) - Security software maker Rapid7
said on Monday that it has hired Trey Ford, the former general
manager of the Black Hat hacking conferences, to serve as its
global security strategist.

He will serve as a liaison between Rapid7 and the research
community and also work to educate the public on cybersecurity
issues.

Ford previously held posts with online gaming company Zynga
Inc and anti-virus software maker McAfee, which is now
owned by Intel Corp, before becoming general manager of
Black Hat, which runs hacking conferences around the globe and
is owned by UBM Plc.

His position at Black Hat was eliminated at the end of last
year in a restructuring at UBM. A spokeswoman for Black Hat said
on Monday that Ford will remain a member of a board that reviews
research presented at its conferences.